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When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
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Christ Is Our Life
Commentators emphasize that calling Christ "our life" is more than a metaphor. He is the source, sustainer, and very essence of a believer's spiritual and eternal life. Your true life is currently safe and secure because it is bound up in Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When Christ, who is our life. See Barnes on John 1:4; see Barnes on John 11:25.
Shall appear. In the day when he shall com…
When Christ shall be manifested (οταν ο Χριστος φανερωθη). Indefinite temporal clause with οταν and the first aorist passive subju…
19th Century
Anglican
When Christ . . . shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.—This describes the last stage of the spiritu…
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Baptist
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
You are hidden now; your life is veiled in…
Another motivation to seeking and setting the mind on the things above is the prospect of the believer’s future manifestation with Christ in glory.…
16th Century
Protestant
But when Christ, our life, shall appear. Here we have an excellent consolation—that the coming of Christ will be the manifestation of our …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear The Vulgate Latin version, and some copies, read, "your life". Christ is …
As Christians are freed from the ceremonial law, they must walk more closely with God in gospel obedience. As heaven and earth are contrary to each…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle warned the faithful about those who wished to deceive them; here he teaches them to avoid evil habits. First, he gives his …
